New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
THE THEATRICAL WORLD.
TALK ABOUT ACTORS AND ACTING


| in tho presentation Of Tho Martyr" al have done
away with the introduced prologue" explained Mr..
Palmer, and am going to give d Enncry's first act
which think Is better than any have yet done Al
though paying for r'Ennorys version have not
hitherto used IT, Our play taken direct from the
novel BY tho way, tho novel was really Tarbc's and
1t only when tho posS blity Of dra.natzng 1t was
considered that ID Fnnerys name was associated 70
was the veteran dramatist who ma1c tho play. have
been greatly annoyed by the statements OF persons whs
pretend to speak for me- to tho effect that contcmr
plate Immediately Withdrawing this play. have NJ
such Intention The rehearsals OF Elaine pro-
cceding with a slowness that dsprovcs this Bcsidosr
have every to think that the majority Of ml
audiences lko tho piece My attaches hear In tho lob
bios every night decided expressions OF pleasure We
at work on tho next matinee production, Phyllis
Dcne,' ia which Stoddart, Massen, Ramsay, Floclos
and Annie Russell VIII appear There will also DO
debuante Miss Adele Eaton who will play tho part Of
OctOroon. I have Withdrawn entirely from par.
tlcipatlng In tho production OF Theodore In London
Miss Hawthorne Is, however, continuing her prepars.
tions This change Will give mo Mr.. COghlsn's sos.
vices hero sooner than expected havo two new
English plays Heart OF Hearts,, by JONES' and Tho
Barrlster,' threc-act comedy by George ManvilLo
Fenn the well known novelist The latter has caps.
tai part for COghlan"
"Iwa5 years old when I first went tho stage,
and tho place Montreal These were tho words
OF Miss Annie RUSSELL the Madison Square Theatre,
who in private life IS known Mrs. Gcnn ". Prcsbny,
she being tho wife Of Mr.. Palmcrs stage manager
None Of my family had ever boon tho stage, and
my mothers idea In putting mo only to add
to her limited means. 1 born In England, but
was brought to Montreal when very young
Well to go back to my first engagement, Miss Eytings
was coming to Montreal to play Miss Mult2n and a.
she Carried only child to play the boy, Paul. shs
wrote to tho local manager sent him the part Of tho
girl, jeanne and requested him to engage child
for 1t and have her perfect by the time Of tho stars
arrival The manager advertised for young girl
mamma took me down, and IN tho end was given tho
part need scarcely say very proud, for It 10
quite long and important learned IL perfectly but
my pride was very destined to have the provcrblL
fall Miss Eytnge arrived and was summoned Tn
rehearsal When She me she was drcadfuly put
out shc sent for the manager. What's this y sho
cried, pointing to Tho child you asked mo to
5et, he answered, mcely. Il said girl, not a child
Go and get mo girl, a young woman who can play
a girl Get nc somebody The manager protested
that tho desired article was not to be found In Mon.
treal Don't tell me that returned Miss Eyting,.
Go and scour the town., and then she reiterated ,r
formula, Get ne somebody The full significance 0,
this scene had slowly dawncd on me | retired in the
wings and set up dismal bowling Como hero,
child, said Miss Eytlnge, whose attention had been
atracted-t couldn't well help having been attracted
by my vigorous outburst of grief DO you want 10
"eh II you have learned 1t let me hear you' sas
went through the lines with me aud She seemed salts,
ncd or course, Jeanne ought really 10 be about
th!iteen or fourteen, but pleased her, and She ar
ranged with mamma to take me into her company for
The remainder Of the season When that closed 81,
ADVISED that should 20 to New-York Tho aIyo
was Ioio"eu and soon got an engagement; with IIsv-
eriys Juvenile Plnafurc.' Al ist wa, only i'm ~,
chorus but aiter~ani ! sang Josephine wa, Two
years with Havcry. Then got a chance 70 20 to IA,
west Indies with f. \ Mc DOwcI. That wa, eA.,l.
lent Tor me, whatever It may have been for the audi.
ch'cS do"h there Tor played at everything from
young girls to old women shouldn't have had a,
much experience in five years In a city theatre
square mana CEMENT looking for one 20 nav
The part of rsmerada' went Mr. Gillette
MY dresses were even then very long, ana my hair
moved down ny DacA oI. u,nct,c XII down ON ma
rom MS towering height and decided in his wisdom
that was too youthful. He and had only exchanged
fc" words ard as felt that among the multitude
Of applicants he would not remember me, determined
dress dd my hair up neatly, and assuming as anclcnt
and dcmure an expression l could, went to see him
He fell into snare-short hair caught tssc
modern samson, you see-and got tho part Eycfrs::
me that everybody knew outside it,
Kept as closely as the Management, would let mo q
Of the success u the piece oq payed IN 9 $50 ti@es
IN New, YORK or. and altogether about 900 times Then
syed s aI 'h, krg and think perhaps on th'
| am, however. very fond Of Elaine l have been
working very hard at the part FOR recognize tie fact
can do some strong work | know, OF course,
s@ics but think can do something eS Il in hd way q
more serious and character than many give ms
inscnue Elaine was by far the best success OF or
las, last summers enSaeement in chicago ard though
INTO the theatre, that piece drew large
audiences and seemed TO please them.
our society a great relief to am afraid
hayS not got that artistic seitc1n'rol lhai VI Co4ncin
cant help feeling to very considerable extent lhs
for week before play new part cease to move
talk naturally bur give faint rehexes Of the character
command Now when am acting a very sad part
am always more or less depressed and nervous during
the day, whereas comedy has permanently eNhilarat.
lng efect on me There are great many Russells now
on the stage but my only relatives sister travel
boy who has been So often kindly received here By
The way he has had his hair cut of and Is going to
Rankin in Macbeth and my mother Is having wig
made for Tommy from his own hair
ave have got Tho wife into, believe. per.
mancntly satisfactory shape" said Mr.. Frohman "Tho
exterior scono OF the first has been done away with.
and such Of the dialogue necessary to tho de.
veopmcnt OF the story has been transferred to what
originally the second set. Tho story now opens
with the hero and heroine already husband ard wife,
or course that pretty ser is no longer shown, but
think the play IS greatly improved by the change We
keep tho apple business Z At has been SO gem
orally liked buf that IS dcnc the sta rcasc All
through tho comedy interest has been strengthened
whcrov possible Particularly Is this thc With
Mr. Lcmoyne's scenes. The authors felt that the
edy went well they bound to do all they could
for Tor i6 actors, II Is to considerable extent dgo t
play have been received that have fixed alapta
ton 81 a French comedy for my next production. ]
would like 10 do all American plays. bnt II brna
successfully each season shall be reasonably
well sati, fed
Miss Sara Jcwctt Is stl at Clifton Springs suffering
severely from nervous prostration. She getting
better when OF the cruel attacks mado upon her
TO her knowledge and caused Immediate and
serious relapse Her doctor has written TO Miss Is.
tcc Clayton, who Is ono OF tho prime movers In tho
project that Miss Jcwctt has been made
OF tho movement and grateful for tho interest taken
on her behalf The date Of the benefit will DO Thurs.
day aftcrnoon. Dccombcr g. at the Union SQUARE Nm.